title: Maternal and perinatal outcome in nulliparious women complicated with pregnancy hypertension.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate maternal and perinatal outcome in nulliparious women complicated with pregnancy hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  This descriptive-analytic and case-control study was performed on 100 hypertensive and 100 normotensive nulliparious women who were referred to Imam Reza hospital in 2008. They were compared for maternal and perinatal outcomes. The data was analyzed by SPSS software. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this study, there were no significant differences in maternal age, menstruation condition, delivery mode, placental detachment rate between the studied groups. Gestational age was significantly lower in the case group, especially in severe preeclampsia subgroup (P < 0.001). Serum creatinine level more than 1.2 mg/dl was significantly higher in mild and severe preeclampsia groups (P = 0.018). Significant differences were found in neonatal APGAR, need of rescusitation, NICU admission, birth weight and length, LBW and intrauterine growth retardation between the studied groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study revealed that maternal and foetal-neonatal complications mostly appear in pregnancy complicated with induced hypertension especially in severe preeclampsia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Imam Reza Hospital, Women's Health Researches Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Tavassoli
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fatemeh
authors.forename: Ghasemi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marziyeh
authors.forename: Ghomian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nayereh
authors.forename: Ghorbani
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anahita
authors.forename: Tavassoli
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Samira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult